Luke 15: 11-32

11        And he said, A certain man had two sons;

12        And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to
me. And he divided unto them his living.

13        And not many days after that, the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into
a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

14        And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

15        And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to
feed swine.

16        And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat; and no man gave
unto him.

17        And when he came to himself, he said, How many of my father's hired servants have bread
enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

18        I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven,
and before thee,

19        And am no more worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hired servants.

20    And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him,
'and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

21         And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no
more worthy to be called thy son.

22      But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring
on his hand, and shoes on his feet.

23      And bring the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry.

24      For this, my son, was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be
merry.

25      Now his elder son was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music
and dancing.

26      And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

27      And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because
he hath received him safe and sound.

28      And he was angry, and would not go in; therefore came his father out, and entreated him.

29      And he, answering, said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed
I at any time thy commandment; and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my
friends.

30      But as soon as this, thy son, was come, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed
for him the fatted calf.

31         And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.

32         It was fitting that we should make merry, and be glad; for this, thy brother, was dead, and is
alive again, and was lost, and is found.